Apparatus for assorting coins



Sept 15; 1925.

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Patented Sept. 15, 1925.

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'ltpplicationifiled. April '7, Serial No. 21,407.

To all .whomjt may concern:

Be it known that 1, Airlines VVnRNnn ,SvnNsoma subjectofthe King of Sweden, residing at V anersborg, Sweden, ;have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Assorting Coins; and I doherebydeclare-that thefollowing is a full, clear, concise, and exact description of the invent-ion such as will'enable others skilled in the art to which it appe1't ains,-to make The present-invention relates to'such apparatus tor assortingcoins according to their respective denominations wh ch are provided with an inclined rail or trackalongw which the coins are caused to roll' down and ifrom which the same areby means of diverting members, placed at successively decreasing height above the roll track, di- 'verted" at different. points so 'as'to drop down ina number of receivers.

The main obj ect ofthe invention'is toprovide means for an automatic separatlon of the coins from eachotherlbefoire they are placed on theroll track, which is a necessary condition for the satisfactory .tunct iionof the apparatus.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for anautomatic separation 3.0.

"of reformed coins. and suchioreign coins the sizes of whlch lie between .the islzes of the I coins for whichtheapparatus is intended.

" In order that the invention may beclearly understood, reference is made 'to the accompanying drawings, in Which- Fig. 11 is a side view of the apparatus. Figf2 is a plan view of the apparatus. Fig. 3 is a plan view of a part ofthe appar- J atus with the cover platecovering this part removed in order to exhibit the interior. Fig. 4 is a section along the line A LA in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a section along the..-line B"'B in Fig. Fig. 6 is a .sectionalong the line .C O in Fig.3. Figs. 7. a-nd8 show on a larger scale two shaitmoupling used in the apparatus. Fig. 9 is a plan view on a larger scaleiof a portion of the roll track,

with "the means for separatingforeign and deformed coins. Fig. 10 is a front view of the parts shown in Fig. 9. Fig. 11 isac'rosssection along the line D-D in 9, and Fig. 12 is a section along the lineE-Eof FigzlO.

In the drawings 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively denote endless transport bands of rubber or other suitable material, which bands are direction and, on the othei hand laterally.

Further, the upper end of one transport band is disposed above'the lower end of the succeeding transport band, so as fto cause the coins to drop down tfro111' -one transport band upon the following whereby between the upperend of the transport-band l and thelower end-of the t'ransport band 2 a guideplateBisprovided for guiding the coins down to the" transport -band2. A similai giude plate -9isdisp osed between the upper end o-f the'transport' band "3 and'thel'ower-end of the transportiband 4:. Each of the transport bands runs around tworolls, the one ofwhich is running'freely -wliile the other one isdriven'either'by' hand or by means of an electric motor. Thus-the transport band 1 runs over the rollslO and 113mm, transporhband 2over'the rolls-1 2 and "13, the transportband '3 overtherolls Hand '15 and the transport band 4% over the -rolls'16 and 17,o:tjwhich rolls the rolls 11,12, 15 and 16 according to the embodiment ofthe invention shown I in the drawings are driven other end of the rod 23 thereis rotatably mounted a greater belt pulley which is driven from the belt pulley 21 by means of a belt 25. The end of the shaft 26 'ofthe belt pulley'2 iis provided with an axial groove 27,

i Fig. 7, which cooperates with a cross-pin 29 fixed at the one end of a shaft 28, so that the rotation of the shaft 26 will be :transinitted to the shaft 28; This shaft 28 is mounted in the wall 30.

rotatably mounted in two walls and 31, constituting parts of the frame of the apparatus, and carries at 32 the roll 11 which drives the transport band 1. The shaft 28 further carries a toothed wheel 33 which drives a smaller toothed wheel 34 fixed on a shaft 35 rotatably mounted in the walls 30 and 31, which shaft 35 at 36 also carries the roll 12 adapted to drive the transport band 2.

Besides the belt pulley the shaft 26 also carries a sprocket wheel 37 the rotation of which by a chain 40 is transmitted to a small sprocket wheel 39 the shaft 38 of which is rotatorily mounted in the wall 30. By means of a coupling 41, Fig. 8, of the same type as the coupling shown in Fig. 7, the rotation of the shaft 38 is transmitted to a shaft 42 rotatably mounted in the wall 31 and at 43 carrying the roll 16 which drives the transport V band 4, Fig. 5.

Besides the sprocket wheel 39 the shaft 38 also carries a toothed wheel 44 which drives a slightly larger toothed wheel 45 which is fixed upon a shaft 46 rotatably The rotation of the shaft 46 is by means of a coupling 47 of the same type as the couplings shown in Figs. 7 and 8 transmitted to a shaft 48 rotatably mounted" in the wall 31, which shaft 48 at 49 carries the roll 15 which drives the transport band 3. The shafts 28, 35, 42 and 48 of the driving rolls as well as the shafts which carry the freely running rolls 10, 13, 14 and 17 are disposed obliquely, so that all of the transport bands will get the above mentioned lateral inclination.

According to the embodiment shown in the drawings, all of the rolls are of the same diameter and owing to the fact that the toothed wheel 33 is of a greater diameter than the toothed wheel 34 the roll 12 and subsequently the transport band 2 thus will run more rapidly than the roll 11 and the transport band 1. Owing to the mutual difference in size between the toothed wheels 44 and 45 the transport band 4 will run with a. greater rapidity than the transport band 3. Finally, the ratio of gearing between the sprocket wheels 37 and 39 is so chosen that the transport band 3 will run with a greater rapidity than the transport band 2. Thus, a subsequent transport band will run more rapidly than a preceding, which causes the coins during the forwarding by the transport bands to be separated from each other in such a way, that the coins one by one will drop down from the upper end of the trans port band 4 upon the roll track 7.

The roll track or rail '7 is obliquely disposed in the direction of its length as well as laterally, Figs. 10 and 12 respectively, and at its lower edge provided with a laterally projecting flange 50, upon which the coins dropped down from the transport band 4 roll down one by one. To the track or rail 7 there are in a known manner fixed. a number of wedge-shaped diverting members 51 which are provided at successively decreasing height above the the flange 59in such a manner, that coins of the largest size will at first be diverted from the flange by the diverting member situated uppermost at the rail, thereafter, by the next diverting member coins of next size, and so on.

The coins diverted from the rail or roll track are caught by guiding members 52 each of which is adapted to guide the coins caught to a glide plate or track 54 inclined to the direction of its length and at its sides provided with upwardly projecting edges The guiding members 52 are adapted to transfer the coins caught in a rotating, vertrcal state to a gliding, horizontal state.

The guiding members 32 may be of any suitable shape, and for instance, as shown in the drawings, consist of a funnel-shaped and in crosssectipn rectangular duct or plate, or the like.

The glide tracks or plates 54 are for a part of their length provided with an opening 55 with such a lateral extension that within each of the edges 53 a narrow flange 56 is formed. The openings are at the lower end of the glide plates 54 provided with an enlargement 57, and below these enlargements there are disposed a number of receptacles 58 for the coins. The glide plates are at their ends provided with an upwardly projecting flange 59. W

The lateral extension of the opening; and the distance between the edges 53 are so chosen that such coins as are of a size corresponding to the size of that species of coin which is to be received by the receptacle 5% may, with their edges resting upon the flanges 56, glide over the opening 55 and drop down through the enlargen'ient 57 into the corresponding receptacle, while coins of a smaller size or deformed coins drop down through the opening 55, thus being automatically separated, as appears from Fig. 11, in which 60 denotes a coin dropping down.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Lets ters Patent, is

1. The combination with a coin asserting device including a roll track, of a coin conveying apparatus comprising a frame, a plurality of endless coin transport bands mounted upon said frame adapted to forward the coins to the upper end of said roll track, said transport bands being inclined laterally and in their forwarding direction, and one end of each band being disposed above the adjacent band whereby the coins may drop from one band upon a subsequent band.

2. A conveying apparatus for coin assorting devices comprising a support, a plurality of endless coin transport bands carried by said. support, one end of each transport band being disposed above the lower end of the succeeding transport band, a table for delivering the coins to one of said transport bands, means whereby the coins may be delivered from one transport band to the succeeding transport band, and a rolltrack for receiving the coins from the upper end of the last succeeding transport band.

8. A coin conveying apparatus for coin assorting devices comprising a frame, a plu rality of coin transport bands mounted within said frame, means for driving each succeeding transport band with greater rapid ity than the preceding transport band, and a roll track adapted to receive the coins from the transport band travelling at the greater rapidity.

4:. A coin conveying apparatus for coin asorting devices comprising a frame, aplurality of laterally inclined shafts journalled within said frame, endless belts carired by said shafts, guides arranged on the opposite sides of said endless belts, said endless belts being arranged in inclined plates whereby the uppermost end of one belt extends above the lowermost end of the preceding belt, and means mounted on said frame for driving several of said inclined shafts whereby a subsequent belt will travel more rapidly than a preceding belt.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

ANDERS WERNER SVENSON. 

